Worst ... people ... ever ...

[Lawrence Bryan]

On Aug 26, 2007, at 10:23 AM, Paul Mackin wrote:

- When one is single and out  on a date one must talk about whatever  
seems to be working. Back in the 50s, Eliot was pretty reliable with  
English majors.

Ah yes. Well it was the mid-60's, but I do recall walking back to the  
dorms with a young woman I had met early on a summer evening and the  
sky was spread out - not exactly like an etherized patient but for  
some reason that was what came to me - before us and so I started  
reciting the poem as we walked, taking her hand in mine. After "...  
human voices wake us and we drown." she sighed, took me by the hand  
and lead me to her room. It was the last day of a summer session and  
I never saw her again. Later that fall I tried the recitation with a  
different young woman who thought it was funny that I was reciting a  
poem about etherized patients to her. I found her laughter annoying  
but nonetheless ended up marrying her the next spring. That was 40  
years ago last April. Hmmmmm. I just realized I never asked why she  
thought it was funny. When she gets back from the store I think I  
will ask her.

Lawrence

Wonder what Erik is  doing in Washington. Maybe he is one of those  
high paid K street lobbyists. It has to be something lucrative to  
finance going out every night.